Creamy Chicken Tikkas

Total Time: 4 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 kg chicken breast, cubed into big pcs
• 4 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
• salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 60 g cheddar cheese, grated (4 tblsp)
• 8 green chilies, deseeded and chopped really fine
• 4 teaspoons coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons cornflour
• 3/4 cup cream
• oil or butter, for basting
• coriander (to garnish)
• tomato (to garnish)
• lemon (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 marinate the chicken cubes with ginger-garlic paste, salt and pepper for 15 mins.
• 2 mix well together the beaten egg, cheese, green chillies, coriander, mace-nutmeg powder, cornflour and cream add this to the chicken and marinate for 3 hours more atleast skewer the chicken cubes 2 cm apart and roast in a preheated oven at 137c/275 f oven/ grill/ tandoor for 5-8 mins.
• 3 hang the skewers for 3-5 mins to drain, brush with oil and roast again for 3 mins serve hot garnished with chopped coriander, tomato slices and lemon wedges.
• 4 for any marinade that's left over i normally freeze and reuse for paneer (cottage cheese) tikkas, or add to scrabled egg the next morning or even use in a chicken casserole the next day. i hate to throw it out!! and this does not only go for this marinade but marinade for any tikka recipe. if there is no egg and cream in it i thicken it and serve at the side like a sauce.
• 5 edited recipe thanks to latchy's review and my apologies to latchy!!!